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Solicitation of Applications for the Minority Business Enterprise Center (MBEC) Program

Tue, Dec 18 2007 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with 15 U.S.C. Section 1512 and Executive Order 11625, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is soliciting competitive applications from organizations to operate a Minority Business Enterprise Center (MBEC) in El Paso, TX. The MBEC operates through the use of business consultants and provides a range of business consulting and technical assistance services directly to eligible minorityowned businesses. Responsibility for ensuring that applications in response to this competitive solicitation are complete and received by MBDA on time is the sole responsibility of the applicant. Applications submitted must be to operate a MBEC and to provide business consultation services to eligible clients. Applications that do not meet these requirements will be rejected. This is not a grant program to help start or to further an individual business.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish and Halibut Fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian

Tue, Dec 18 2007 11:00:00 GMT

NMFS issues a final rule that revises the seabird avoidance measures for the Alaska hookandline groundfish and halibut fisheries. The final rule strengthens gear standards for small vessels and eliminates certain seabird avoidance requirements that are not needed. This action is necessary to revise seabird avoidance measures based on the latest scientific information and to reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens and associated costs.

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial

Tue, Dec 18 2007 11:00:00 GMT

This final rule announces inseason changes to management measures in the commercial Pacific Coast groundfish fishery. These actions, which are authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), are intended to allow fisheries to access more abundant
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groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks.

Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Marine Geophysical Survey off Central America,

Tue, Dec 18 2007 11:00:00 GMT

NMFS has received an application from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), a part of Columbia University, for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals incidental to conducting a marine seismic survey off Central America during February April 2008. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an IHA to LDEO to incidentally take, by Level B harassment only, small numbers of several species of marine mammals during the aforementioned activity. [[Page 71626]]

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

Tue, Dec 18 2007 11:00:00 GMT

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a public meeting of the Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP).

Foreign-Trade Zone 38 - Spartanburg County, SC, Application for Temporary/Interim Manufacturing Authority, ZF

Tue, Dec 18 2007 11:00:00 GMT

On September 26, 2007, an application was filed by the Executive Secretary of the ForeignTrade Zones (FTZ) Board submitted by the South Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee of FTZ 38, requesting temporary/interim manufacturing (T/IM) authority on behalf of ZF Lemf[ouml]rder Corporation, to assemble automotive suspension systems under FTZ procedures within FTZ 38 Site3, Duncan, South Carolina.

The application has been processed in accordance with T/IM procedures, as authorized by FTZ Board Orders 1347 (69 FR 52857, 830 2004) and 1480 (71 FR 55422, 9222006), including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (72 FR 56334, 1032007). The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the application and determined that it meets the criteria for approval under T/IM procedures. The foreign origin components approved for this activity are: stoppers/lids/caps (HTSUS 3923.50), reinforced tubes/pipes/hoses (4009.42), articles of rubber (4016.99), fasteners (7318.15, .16, .22, .24; 7616.10), helical a

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

Tue, Dec 18 2007 11:00:00 GMT

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a joint meeting of The Standing and Special Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

Tue, Dec 18 2007 11:00:00 GMT

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to convene a workgroup of its Spiny Lobster AP (AP) via conference call.

Marine Mammals; File No. 859-1680

Tue, Dec 18 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that the United States Air Force, Environmental Management Office, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, has been issued an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 859 1680, for research on California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus), and Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) inhabiting Vandenberg Air Force Base and the northern Channel Islands, California.

Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Magnesium Metal

Tue, Dec 18 2007 11:00:00 GMT